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Clean and Unclean Meats

"This is the law of the animals...to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten" (Leviticus 11:46-47).

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Everything is Good?

  • by Steve Myers

Don't allow yourself to be led astray; context matters when you're reading...

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Eat Clean!

  • by Steve Myers

Did you know the Bible has a clean eating plan? It’s not only about good...

Illustrated fruits and vegetables on a solid blue backdrop

What Would Jesus Eat?

  • by Mario Seiglie
Although the origin of COVID-19 is still being determined, there have been quite a few other deadly outbreaks over the past several decades traced back to eating biblically unclean animals. In light of this, we should consider the Bible’s dietary laws. Did Jesus do away with these, as many suggest? What is the relevance of these laws today?
A herd of pigs packed together.

A Telling Event From Jesus Christ's Ministry

  • by United Church of God
Many people assume that Jesus Christ abolished the distinctions between clean and unclean meats, even though, as we have seen, no evidence for this exists in the Scriptures.
A Bible opened to the book of Romans.

Understanding 'Unclean' in Romans 14

  • by United Church of God
Paul's point is that the possible association of a particular food with idolatrous activity had no bearing on whether the food was suitable for eating.
Raw oysters being served on a platter in a restaurant.

A Matter of Health?

  • by United Church of God
Do science and medicine help us better understand why the Bible designates some animals as unfit for human consumption?
Sliced meat on chopping board

Not Only a Matter of Diet

  • by United Church of God
From cover to cover, from Genesis to Revelation, nowhere in the Bible do we find an example of a servant of God or follower of Jesus Christ eating the flesh of an unclean animal.
A cast iron skillet on a fire grate with hot flames underneath.

A Matter of Proper Cooking?

  • by United Church of God
What about the common view that God forbade the Israelites from eating pork so they wouldn't catch diseases, such as trichinosis, from undercooked meat? Does this view hold up under scrutiny?

You Are What You Eat

  • by Darris McNeely, Gary Petty, Steve Myers

Most agree that to be fit and healthy you need to eat good food. But what...